Welcome to the 2025 Stanford Bio-X, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, and Sarafan ChEM-H Fellowship Applications
The Stanford Bio-X PhD Fellowship Program supports Stanford PhD students who are pursuing cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in collaboration with multiple faculty mentors. The fellowship offers students the freedom to maximize the impact and expand the scope of their work. These remarkable young researchers receive full support (stipend and tuition) from Bio-X for three years of their graduate studies, allowing them to approach exciting research questions as they create connections within the Bio-X community and across campus.
To date, the Stanford Bio-X Fellowship program has awarded 406 PhD students. The fellowship greatly enhances their potential to generate profound transformative discoveries. Alumni of the program have transitioned to successful careers in the industry sector, founded start-up companies, hold professorships at Stanford and its peer institutions, and much more. Many of our alumni who have become Stanford faculty have now mentored Bio-X PhD Fellows in their own labs!
Collectively, 25 Fellowships will be awarded to provide funding for three years beginning Fall Quarter 2025. Applications will be considered for the Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellowships, Bio-X Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships (SIGFs), and SIGFs affiliated with the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute or Sarafan ChEM-H. The Bio-X Leadership Council will evaluate all applications and, in conjunction with Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and Sarafan ChEM-H leadership, determine which students will receive each award. For all fellowships, proposals must be interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together two (or more) separate fields of study.
Full details on application requirements and eligibility may be found here.
Questions? Email us at bio-x_fellowship_applications@stanford.edu.